SECTION 627.70132. Notice of windstorm or hurricane claim.
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1A claim, supplemental claim, or reopened claim under an insurance policy that provides property insurance, as defined in s. 20624.604, 21for loss or damage caused by the peril of windstorm or hurricane is barred unless notice of the claim, supplemental claim, or reopened claim was given to the insurer in accordance with the terms of the policy within 3 years after the hurricane first made landfall or the windstorm caused the covered damage. For purposes of this section, the term “supplemental claim” or “reopened claim” means any additional claim for recovery from the insurer for losses from the same hurricane or windstorm which the insurer has previously adjusted pursuant to the initial claim. This section does not affect any applicable limitation on civil actions provided in s. 12895.11129for claims, supplemental claims, or reopened claims timely filed under this section.
